Legal Opinion
Breen v. Caesars Palace
Nevada Supreme Court
Decided March 13, 1986No. 16164PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
2Per curiam
In this appeal appellants challenge a district court order upholding an appeals officer’s decision to permit a self-insured employer to assert a subrogation lien against the proceeds of a third-party malpractice settlement. We affirm the order insofar as it permits the employer to assert the lien but reverse and remand with instructions for a determination of the proper scope of the lien.
THE FACTS
On June 13, 1981, John J. Breen (hereafter “Decedent”) was refueling a portable stove in the course of his duties as a banquet chef for respondent Caesars Palace (hereafter “Caesars”) when the…
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